Risa's Presents
By Chiharu Tanaka
A/n: (snicker snicker) Hello people, it's me again. Enough said, on with the show!
Disclaimer: Oh the wonderful things I could do if I owned DNAngel…sadly, I don't. Nyeeh.
Chapter 2: A Present That Came Knocking At The Door
The silver chain felt cold against her skin. However, she did not mind that at all. Risa was back at school, now wearing a different uniform than when she was at middle school. How she did reminisce on the moments when she and her sister were younger. She giggled, remembering how Daisuke switched from his crush on her, to his love for Riku. Smiling to herself, she walked down the classic streets of their city.
She skipped along the stone pavements, after riding the usual cable car down. Somehow she knew she was feeling much happier than she usually was. Sure, she failed her math test, and got the paper back this morning; she tripped on a stone and fell down face first on the floor, everyone laughing at her, but she felt…peculiarly wonderful, it felt somewhat estatic.
What was that feeling? She did not know how to explain it herself. All that was in her mind was those stagnant, yet stormy pools of cobalt blue. A tiny smile crept up her lips as she remembered: she used to blush so badly looking into his eyes. His beautiful, mysterious blue eyes. Why oh why does he hide it behind those glasses? she thought.
"Tadaima (I'm home)!" she said, entering her huge house through the awesome front doors. Of course, she didn't expect anyone to answer, she went home alone. Riku had sports practice, being a star runner. Daisuke was busy at an art competiton championship in Tokyo. Heaving a sigh, she walked through the living room, where Rina walked up to her and purred happily against her leg. It was after a few days since she had Rina, and they seemed to share a special bond already.
"Are you hungry? I don't blame you; I'm kind of hungry myself. Let's have a snack. You wait here while I take a shower, okay?" she told the kitten. As if she understood human speech, Rina lied down on the carpet and started licking its white fur clean. Risa just smiled, like she had been doing the entire day.
After a brief shower, she went back downstairs, wearing a sleeveless white blouse and pink tennis skirt. Her butler was outside gardening, so she decided to cook something for herself. What should I cook? she thought as she poured some cat food into Rina's bowl. She then turned to the fridge. Browsing through the cold food inside, she made her choice. Okonomiyaki should taste good…
As she mixed up flour together with other ingredients, she remembered: she was a better chef now than she was before. Riku had given her lessons and sooner than she thought, she mastered the art of basic cooking. She ate her okonomiyaki (Japanese pancake) silently in the kitchen, when she heard the doorbell ring.
"Hmm?" mumbled Risa in confusion. Did Riku finish sport practice early? she thought. Nevertheless, she had to answer the door. Her slippers made soft clapping noises as she rushed for the front door. "Coming!" she wailed. She stopped in front of the door to catch her breath. After a few seconds, she opened the door, and the person staring back at her was not who she expected at all.
"Hi…Hiwatari-kun!" she almost screamed out. His tall, lanky figure standing at the doorway, his face stoic as ever, he spoke,
"You forgot?"
Forgot?What have I forgotten? she thought. There he was, dressed so casually in a black turtleneck and white slacks, looking at her with those eyes of his through a pristine pair of glasses, his blue hair gleaming in harmony with the sunlight. His pale skin told her: let me in or I'll get sunburned.
She let him inside her house. "What did I forget?" she asked. He turned to her, making her blush.
"Didn't Harada Riku-san tell you? I'm going to tutor you both in math."
Tutor! Risa thought in panic, wanting to scream right then and there at his face. She must have forgotten to tell me…again. Riku is such a grandma…
"I think Riku forgot to tell me that…she has sports practice today, so…" she paused. What was she going to tell him? Leave?
"No matter. I will just tutor you, until she attends the next session," said Satoshi, voice still calm and cool. Risa mentally slapped her forehead. Why didn't she see it coming? There was no way he would leave when he just arrived…
"Okay…I'll have some tea ready for you. Um…please, have a seat," she stammered. She didn't think she would feel this giddy around him.
"Harada-san…"
"Yes?"
"Were you cooking just now?"
"How did you…" she paused again, and decided not to end the sentence and left for the kitchen. While Satoshi took a seat in the living room, Risa was making tea in the kitchen. Resting on the sofa, Satoshi's cheek twitched as something foreign entered his nose.
"Achoo!" A sneeze came out from Satoshi, as he saw something he did not wish to see.
"Are you cold, Hiwatari-kun?" asked Risa, as she aproached him from the kitchen. He covered his mouth, as Rina purred against his leg.
"I'm allergic to cats." Risa hurriedly grabbed a tissue and handed it to Satoshi.
"Gomen…" she mumbled, picking Rina up from his foot. "She's my birthday present from Daisuke-kun."
"I'll put her in the kitchen…" she mumbled, before heading off to the kitchen. She emerged later with a tray. Gently, she set the cups upright and poured some tea into them.
"Thank you for the present, Hiwatari-kun," she stammered, her face glowing red. Sure, the silver necklace was still dangling on her neck, the crystal pendant shining like a star. Risa could tell that the present wasn't cheap.
"You're welcome," was his reply. He looked at her, and raised an eyebrow as he noticed Risa's ribbon. "The ribbon suits your hair, Harada-san."
Risa handed him the cup and blushed as he gave that comment. "…thank you. Though, you said I lost this?" she asked, sitting down on an armchair.
"Yes. Didn't you? You dropped this in the hallway at school last year," Satoshi said, before sipping on his cup of tea. "I tried to return it to you later, but it seems you were…busy," he resumed, ending the last word with pure venom. He remembered that moment well, where he found her embracing Dark. Somehow, at that moment he knew what he felt; pure hatred and jealousy.
"Thank you for the trouble then…though, I really didn't lose it; I didn't even own a silk white ribbon like this."
He smirked and set the cup back on the table. He had spent the entire day asking around, looking for her, just to return that ribbon, only to find her in that awkward situation. "It's okay. You can keep that as a present."
"Achoo!"
Risa looked up from her exercise of logarithms and looked around for the kitten. "Rina-chan! Not again!" she squeaked, picking the kitten up from behind the sofa. "Meow" purred Rina.
"Can't you get used to her? This is the twelfth time already!" Risa was nagging again, a very childish habit of hers. "I think Rina likes you, Hiwatari-kun," she told him with a giggle.
"Amusing. I may need to get immune to her naturally, to overcome allergy," he said with a smirk. She smiled and sat down beside him. "Hold her, then."
He sneezed twice. "Excuse me. I don't think adaptation works that quickly." Again, he sneezed. Risa stood up and carried Rina outside the room and closed the door.
"That should do better for you. Do you want a glass of water?" she asked.
Sniffling, he replied, "No, thank you."
Outside, Riku was back from sports practice. She crouched down, looking at the kitten from where Risa had left it. "Rina! What are you doing here – where's Risa?" Rina meowed gently, tail swishing to the closed door. "Why is the door closed?" she mumbled. She pushed it open and saw Risa stooped over some math problems, Satoshi sitting beside her, explaining on it.
"Hiwatari-kun! Oh, I forgot, you're here to tutor us…I'm sorry – I had sports practice," Riku apologized.
"It's okay, Harada Riku-san," replied Satoshi. "I'm leaving in a few minutes. I'll come by again this Saturday night."
"Oh, okay…thanks for coming by." Riku later closed the door and went upstairs for a shower.
"Do you understand it now?" asked Satoshi, referring back to the question.
Risa gave a pout. "Um…I think so. I'll try to get it, though."
He smirked. "Don't burst your brain trying to get it, that's what I'm here for."
She smiled at him, a look of gratitude in her eyes. Oddly, he smiled back at her.
"Thank you."
To be continued…
A/n: Review please! It will make me really happy to know the Satoshi/Risa fan community is growing! Sorry this chapter is so short - I'm out of words right now.
